Please note that Smartling’s API is a paid resource. For pricing information, please contact your Smartling Customer Success Manager.

Smartling API tokens are used to authenticate API requests to the Smartling platform. Only users with the Account Owner or Project Manager role can create API tokens. This article explains how to generate API tokens. For complete API documentation, see the API reference site.

To generate API v2 tokens:

1. Go to Account Settings > API. 
2. Click Create Token. (Account Owners can create either an account token or a project token. A project token is generally recommended, since it's scoped to a single project rather than the entire account.)
3. If creating a Project token, select the project you wish to connect to from the menu.
4. Enter a token name.
5. Click Create.
6. Make note of your user identifier and token secret.

You will not be able to access your credentials after dismissing the prompt.

For details on access token/refresh token behavior, including session lifespan, see Authentication.

For an additional layer of security, use the IP allowlist to restrict which IP addresses can authenticate using a token.